This is a general timeline of the symptoms my son had along the way. This is a rough estimate of when I noticed certain symptoms.
First few months of life:
– Multiple painful forceful letdowns of my milk
– Latch looked okay but son could not hold latch and would pop of breast frequently
– Letdowns during feeds cause son to cough & gag during feed and cause him frustration during feeds
– Short and frequent nursing sessions
– White blotched and cracked nipples
– Painful clogged ducts (not fully draining each breast at each feed)
– Frequent Sucking blisters on his lip
– Hard to burp
– Reflux
– Screamed every car ride
– Fussy after feeds
– Rarely sleeps & wakes frequently
– Tips for treating oversupply not providing relief
– Pumping before feeds did not stop forceful letdowns
– No pumping altogether did not decrease supply
– Suggested feeding positions for oversupply do not provide relief
– Applying pressure to different areas of the breast does not help
3 months:
(Same as above)
– Drooled like crazy (didn’t cut a tooth until one year)
– Bottle-feeding vs nursing does not help colicky behavior
6 months:
(Same as above)
– Pediatrician sent to new LC. She and her partner agreed he had a good latch. Suggested nipple shield. (He would not take)
– Bites when nursing to stop flow of milk when not teething
– Tongue seems to be attached to the floor of his mouth
– Tongue doesn’t lift when he cries
– He can’t lick (popsicle test)
– He can’t stick tongue out past bottom teeth
– Introduction of food not helping colicky behavior
– Babies usually can mimic you sticking out your tongue at this stage. Mine could not.
9 – 12 months:
(Same as above. No longer nursing)
– Meds do not improve reflux
– Formula changes are not helping colicky behavior (Similac, Similac Sensitive, Alimentum, Elecare & Neocate)
– Goats milk not helping
– Allergy elimination diets are not helping
– Skin prick testing negative
– Food Journals showing not correlation to culprits
– Constipation
– Rarely sleeps or sleeps for quick periods of time
– Not able to sleep through the night
– Seems to be able to drink better out of straw than bottle or sippy